2017 Tournament Schedule

JustGolf  Tournament  Schedule, 2017

Shore Gate Golf Club – Wednesday, May 17

Men’s Better Ball/Women’s Better Ball

Cost: $62 (includes cart, green fee, and prizes)

Vineyard Golf at Renault – Wednesday, June 14

Men’s Modified Scramble/Women’s Modified Scramble

Cost: $52 (includes cart, green fee, and prizes)

Blue Heron Pines Golf Club – Monday, July 10

Men’s Stableford/Women’s Stableford

Cost: $57 (includes cart, green fee, range balls, and prizes)

McCullough’s Emerald Golf Links – Wednesday, August 9

Men’s Ryder Cup/Women’s Ryder Cup

Cost: $59 (includes cart, green fee, and prizes)

Linwood Country Club – Thursday, September 7

Men’s Championship/Women’s Championship

Men’s Better Ball/Women’s Better Ball

Cost: $69 (includes cart, green fee, range balls, and prizes)

To join JustGolf and play in the tournaments, visit the website or contact the Tournament Director:

www.justgolftournaments.blogspot.com               Linda Miller, Tournament Director

E-mail: LLMillerGolf@gmail.com                          Phone: (609) 267-8630

2017 JustGolf Tournament Schedule to be Posted on Monday

Hi JustGolfers,

I will post the 2017 JustGolf tournament schedule on Monday. Please print the schedule and post it at your club (or anywhere else you play) when the opportunity arises. If you would like me to send you the schedule as a Word document or a pdf file (for easier printing), please let me know via e-mail and I’ll get that right to you.

If you have friends who might be interested in joining JustGolf, please forward the e-mail with the new schedule to them, and suggest that they check out the JUSTGOLF LINKS on the website (http://justgolftournaments.blogspot.com).

I will e-mail membership instructions and applications to you mid-March.

Regards,

Linda

New Local Rule for 2017

The USGA and R&A have introduced a new Local Rule for 2017. This Local Rule will be in effect at all 2017 JustGolf tournaments.

Accidental Movement of a Ball on the Putting Green

Rules 18-2, 18-3 and 20-1 are modified as follows:

When a player’s ball lies on the putting green, there is no penalty if the ball or ball-marker is accidentally moved by the player, his partner, his opponent, or any of their caddies or equipment.

The moved ball or ball-marker must be replaced as provided in Rules 18-2, 18-3 and 20-1.

This Local Rule applies only when the player’s ball or ball-marker lies on the putting green and any movement is accidental.

Note: If it is determined that a player’s ball on the putting green was moved as a result of wind, water or some other natural cause such as the effects of gravity, the ball must be played as it lies from its new location. A ball-marker moved in such circumstances is replaced.

The most important things for you to remember are:

1. This is a Local Rule. Just like other Local Rules, such as for distance-measuring devices, it is applicable only if your Committee adopts this Local Rule.

2. This Local Rule only applies for a ball or ball marker that lies on the putting green.

3. Under this Local Rule there is no penalty if the player, his partner, an opponent, or anyone’s caddie accidentally moves a ball on the putting green. The moved ball or marker must be replaced.

4. If the ball is moved by a natural element (e.g., wind, water, gravity), the ball must be played from its new location. Only people or equipment may cause accidents.

5. If the ball marker is moved by a natural element, the ball marker must be replaced.

The USGA and R&A plan to adopt this Local Rule for all their tournaments and qualifiers in 2017. Click on this link to watch a video narrated by Thomas Pagel of the USGA that explains and demonstrates the new Local Rule:

http://www.usga.org/rules-hub/2017-local-rule/2017-local-rule-resources.html